Cattle-staking device.



R.'L. LEE.

GATTLE STAKING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 11, 1911.

WITNE888 INVENTOR ,Z' MAX M wwz d ATTORNEYS COLUMBIA PLANDURAPH col,WASHINGTON. D. c.

Patented Dec. 17,1912.

RoLANnLInwooD rim, or" LANDRUM, SOUTH CAROLINA.

' CATTLE-STAKING DEVICE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROLA D L. LEE, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident of Landrum, in the countyofSpartanburg and State of South Carolina, haveinvented "exactdescription. g This lnvention relates to devices for stak-' ing outanimals to permit, them to graze, or other likepurposes, and hasreference more particularly to a device'of this'class,

which comprises a manipulating member, a

chain or other flexible element secured at one end to the manipulatingmember and servingfor the fastening or staking out of an animal andmeans associated with the manipulating member whereby the flexiblemember can be taken up and shortened as desired.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, strong, and durabledevice by means I of which cattle or other animals can be staked out, topermit them to graze, which can also be used in driving cattle, or infastening or tying them under difl'erentconditions, which affords simplemeans for carrying the chain or other flexible tying member so that Ithe latter cannot become entangled or endanger the animal, or thedriver, by means of which the flexible member can be lengthened orshortened to any desired degree within the limits of its length, whichcan be very easily manipulated, which can be inexpensively manufactured,and which is compact in form and light in weight.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts tobe more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in theclaims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing forming a part ofthis specification, in which like characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both the views, and in which a Figure 1 1s aperspective v1ew of an embodiment of my invention showing the same inuse for staking out an animal; and Fig. 2 is an enlarged planview of themanipulating member and parts of the flexible memher, a portion of themanipulating member clearly understood that while the device isSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed Mayll, 1911. Serial No. 626,602.

Patented Dec. 17, 1912.

driving an animal or in staking it out so" that the tying member shallnot become tangled up and cause possible injury to the animal or driver.

My invention provides means not only for suitably staking out an animaland for carrying the tyingsmember from place to place, but itfurthermore affords means for shortening or lengthening the tying memberto control the grazing area to be allotted the animal to be staked out.Referring more particularly to the draw ing I provide an operatingmember fashioned from wrought iron or any other suitable material, andcomprising a U-shaped grip or handle 10 by means of which the device canbe'grasped and manipulated with facility. The ends 11 and 12 of. the Ushaped part are laterally disposed and arranged in parallelism,being'sp'aced a suitable distance apart and being connected by twocheeks 13 arranged at opposite sides thereof. and secured in place bymeans of screws or. rivets 1 1*. The cheeks themselves are spaced apartaccording to the thickness of the ends 11 and 12. The former extendsbeyond the cheeks and is curvedto form a take-up hook or eye lt oftapered form, andv having the end rearwardly disposed toward the cheeks,and provided with 'a V-shaped notch 15. A latch 16 is slidablypositioned between the cheeks and has a pointed shank 17 adapted to bereceivedin the notch 15. At the other end the latch is extended andformed into a ring or finger grip 18 which projects into the U-shapedhandle 10. A stop block 19 is secured between the cheeks by means ofscrews or rivets 20, and has shoulders 21 between which is movably retends normally to project the latch into a closed position, 2'. 6. intoengagement with the end of the hook member 14.

Vhile I have shown herewith a chain 25 associated with the manipulatingdevice as a flexible tying member, it will be understood that any othersuitable element adapted for the purpose can be employed. The chain isattached in any convenient manner, preferably by means of a ring 26having spaced earsbetween which an end link of the chain is secured. Thering is movably connected by means of an eyelet 28 with the take-up hook14. If so desired, the chain may be provided with a snap hook or anyother suitable device for securing an animal. It will be understood thatthe chain can be shortened to any desired eX- tent by looping it up uponthe take-up hook, the latter being passed through one or more of theintermediate links, as is clearly shown in the drawing.

The ring 26 may be employed for staking out the device, the peg, 29being passed through the ring. To release the chain it is merelynecessary to insert a finger through the element 18 and withdraw thelatch so that the links can be freed from engagement with the take-uphook.

Having thus described my invent-ion what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 2-- 1. A device of the class describedcomprising a manipulating member having a handle and a take-up hook, andadapted to have a chain secured at one end thereto, a latch having apart adapted to close said hook and an extension constituting a fingergrip, and a spring normally holding said latch operative to close saidhook.

2. A device of the class described comprising a manipulating memberhaving a handle and a take-up hook, spaced cheeks secured to saidmember, a latch slidably mounted between said cheeks and adapted toclose said hook, a spring tending to project said latch into positionsuch that said hook is closed, and means for limiting the movement ofsaid latch, the device being adapted to have a chain secured at one endto said member and adapted to be looped intermediate its ends upon saidtake-up hook.

3. A device of the class described adapted to have a chain associatedtherewith and comprising a manipulating member having a U-shaped handleand laterally disposed ends arranged in parallelism, one of said endsbeing extended and rearwardly disposed to form a take-up hook for thechain, cheeks secured at opposite sides of said laterally disposed ends,a latch member slidably positioned between said cheeks and having anextension constituting a finger grip and projecting into said handle,said latch having a part adapted to engage at the end of said hook toclose the same, a stop member secured between said cheeks, said latchhaving a projection adapted to cooperate with said stop member to limitthe movement of said latch, and a spring secured to said latch and toone of said cheeks and normally projecting said latch.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ROLAND LINVVOOD LEE.

WVitnesses' ADDIE M. OWENS, HENRY W. AGKERMAN.

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